Jonathan Vaux from Visa says that soon we’re all going to be buying things with our fridge. Continue reading… “Visa: we’re all going to have internet-connected fridges in the future”
How much you need to earn to buy a home in 27 U.S. cities
San Francisco’s real estate market is insane and here’s definitive proof. Mortgage research site HSH.com has estimated how much salary you need to earn to afford the principal, interest, taxes and insurance payments on a median-priced home in 27 metro areas. Continue reading… “How much you need to earn to buy a home in 27 U.S. cities”
UK university unveils electricity generating toilet
The University of the West of England has developed a prototype toilet that can convert human urine into electricity. They hope this technology can be useful is refugee camps. Continue reading… “UK university unveils electricity generating toilet”
Charging electric cars on the go with heat-gathering concept tire
Electric-car-range anxiety is a real thing. No one wants to be stranded with an empty battery. A new tire concept by Goodyear tries to help the problem, a way to charge an electric car while going down the road. Continue reading… “Charging electric cars on the go with heat-gathering concept tire”
Inserting DNA into cells with amazing nanoinjector
This incredible nanoinjector was created at Brigham Young University, is capable of penetrating a cell wall and delivering DNA. Continue reading… “Inserting DNA into cells with amazing nanoinjector”
Magic ‘metamaterials’ taking physics by storm
“Metamaterials” that can be designed to have surprising properties have many physicists abuzz. Continue reading… “Magic ‘metamaterials’ taking physics by storm”
Thousands of brains going online
NeuroVigil with it’s iBrain portable neural monitor, high resolution and high throughput software algorithms to seek out changes in neurobiological activity from a single sensor, partnered with the American Senior Housing Association (ASHA) to gather tremendous quantities of new and highly useful data. Continue reading… “Thousands of brains going online”
Reforming higher education: when online degrees are seen as official
In early 2012, leading minds from Harvard, Stanford and M.I.T. started three companies to provide Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs. They were open to anyone in the world with an Internet connection, no cost, millions of students signed up, and pundits called it a revolution. The technology was supposed to transform higher education. What happened? Continue reading… “Reforming higher education: when online degrees are seen as official”
Scientists could soon be reading your memories
Researchers have successfully mapped rats’ memories, could humans be next? Continue reading… “Scientists could soon be reading your memories”
Two out of three consumers would like to shop using Oculus
Two-thirds of consumers say they would like to try shopping while using the virtual reality system Oculus Rift. Continue reading… “Two out of three consumers would like to shop using Oculus”
Bitcoin and the crypto-technology landscape
Who are the companies that are shaping the future of crypto-tech computing, decentralized services, cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and the Blockchain? How many are there? Continue reading… “Bitcoin and the crypto-technology landscape”
How Google helps drug discovery using big data and machine-learning
Google is becoming increasingly ingrained in the fabric of our daily health-and-wellbeing habits, from answering heath-related questions in its search results to a fitness data platform for developers. Continue reading… “How Google helps drug discovery using big data and machine-learning”
